Name (Age): Brandon Hantz (19)Tribe designation: UpoluCurrent residence: Katy, TexasOccupation: Oil Tanker CrewmanPersonal claim to fame: My little boy, Elijah.Inspiration in life: Jesus, because he died for me.Hobbies: Shooting my guns, hunting and eating crawfish.Pet peeves: When I order some food and itís not the way I want it or they forget my hot sauce.3 words to describe you: Headstrong, bold and clever.SURVIVOR contestant you are most like: Probably Colby, Johnny Fairplay, Russell and Brandon. Reason for being on SURVIVOR: Financial freedom and to show everyone there is more than one side to the Hantz family other than being mean.Why you think youíll ďsurviveĒ SURVIVOR: Iím very strong and I can hunt. I like fishing and swimming and I can build. Why you think you will be the sole SURVIVOR: Iím very handsome, smart, cunning, manipulative and funny.

The only reason I am allready hating Brandon has nothing to do with him.

But you just no that aside form Russel being mentioned in his confessionals, by production nudging if not his own doing that Russell will no doubt get 15 minutes on finale night. While some of these guys will not even get one sentence.

And if Brandon does win I can tell you what will be said in those 15 minutes. "Well, he won from folling my great example. So technically this is my win!".

If Brandon loses the 15 minutes will be to the tune of, "Brandon lost because he was trying to hard to climb out of my shadow. But you can never climb out of my shadow. My shadow is too big. My shadow covers the entire planet bitches!"

Brandon is one of the most idiotic players. First he lies about Christine and Stacey voting for Mikayla to Coach, then he admits to lying about it. After all that he didn't even vote for Mikayla anyway. After spending so much time talking about how he cannot reveal his relationship with his uncle, he tells Coach his relationship to Russel. For one, I don't really care that he is the nephew of Russell anyway. What does that matter. If he was his son, maybe I'd care, but his nephew? Why is that important? The only thing that shows is that he knew someone to possibly get him on the show. I can't imagine he was chosen for any other reason than being Russell's nephew.....but on the other hand it doesn't matter that he is Russell's nephew.

This guy is a goofball. He has NO Survivor sense at all. Even Coach who initially liked him, no thinks he is bad news.

For him to compare Mikayla to Parvarti shows his total lack of sense in playing this game. He should be the one on Redemption Island and I think he will be soon enough. At least Russell had the good sense to keep his attractions to the ladies with a sense of humor.

Brandon: Take the memo: Just because you are attracted to someone, doesn't mean she has to be banished!!

This kid scares the bejesus out of me. I hope production has someone on him 24/7. I feel like he's capable of doing REAL!!! harm to Makayla. His problem is he's horny and is hiding behind the LORD! He should be ashamed to call himself a Christian. He is giving Christians a bad name.

Am I the only one here who likes Brandon? I love his story so far-he has these strong Christian beliefs, and relationship with God, like a hero, but has the "Hantz" things like a temper. I dunno, his struggle between good and evil is, for lack of better words, a great thing to watch. Although I will admit that the Mikayla thing was a bit over the top......

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"Like most things, it can be fixed by whipping a rock at it." --Courtney Yates; Survivor: China/Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains

Brandon fascinates me in some ways. He's only 19 and he's never been in a situation like the one he is in now. It's obvious he's struggling with his feelings for and about Makayla. We don't know what his uncle Russell told him about Parvati and what happened in camp that we weren't told or shown. I certainly don't hate him or even dislike him, mostly I feel sympathy but I want to see if he can become a better player.

Brandon fascinates me in some ways. He's only 19 and he's never been in a situation like the one he is in now. It's obvious he's struggling with his feelings for and about Makayla. We don't know what his uncle Russell told him about Parvati and what happened in camp that we weren't told or shown. I certainly don't hate him or even dislike him, mostly I feel sympathy but I want to see if he can become a better player.

My thoughts exactly. We all struggle with our inner evil at times. In this case, Brandon clearly wants to do good. I hope they give him a good Redemption story.

It's naturally human to sin and do the wrong things, I'm not a fan of his yet, but I don't hate him either. I feel for what he's going true and I really hope to see him get over his own obstacles and become a much better person in life (or in this case, get over his own struggles and become a better player)...

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"The Amazing Race shows the best and worst out of you. But if only negative things are shown, then it's probably you. - Jobby"

Brandon is one of the most idiotic players. First he lies about Christine and Stacey voting for Mikayla to Coach, then he admits to lying about it. After all that he didn't even vote for Mikayla anyway. After spending so much time talking about how he cannot reveal his relationship with his uncle, he tells Coach his relationship to Russel. For one, I don't really care that he is the nephew of Russell anyway. What does that matter. If he was his son, maybe I'd care, but his nephew? Why is that important? The only thing that shows is that he knew someone to possibly get him on the show. I can't imagine he was chosen for any other reason than being Russell's nephew.....but on the other hand it doesn't matter that he is Russell's nephew.

Expressed quite well, mmilc, and I totally agree! He's just another player, and he'd be better off playing the game as if he didn't know Russell from Adam!!